OSHA Inspection: MANU'A DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Abate by

Aug 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $3,215 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.303(b)(1): Grinding machines were not equipped with safety guards in conformance with the requirements of ANSI B7.1-1970, Safety Code for the Use, Care, and Protection of abrasive wheels, and paragraph (d) of this section.  Second floor: The DeWalt grinder used to cut the metal roofing was not guarded. Employees were exposed to struck-by and laceration hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Abate by

Aug 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $5,625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(3): The front edge of all platforms was not 14 inches (36 cm) or less from the face of the work, and no guardrail systems were erected along the front edge and/or no personal fall arrest systems were used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling:  On May 2, 2023, and at times thereafter, on the second level wooden supported scaffold: The scaffolding was not fully planked, creating a 38 inch gap between the scaffold and the face of the building.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Abate by

Aug 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  Second level wooden supported scaffold: The platform installed was only 16 inches wide at all locations around the building.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Abate by

Aug 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $5,625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  On May 2, 2023, and at times thereafter, second level wooden supported scaffold: There was no safe access to the scaffolding from the second floor. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Abate by

Aug 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  Northeast corner of second level wooden supported scaffold: A 6-foot metal step ladder was used in a closed position for access to the scaffolding to perform roofing work.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Abate by

Aug 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $4,019 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(a)(4): Diagonal bracing in both directions were not installed across the entire outside face of all double- and single-pole scaffolds.  Second level: The single-pole wooden supported scaffold was not diagonally braced.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Abate by

Aug 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $4,019 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(1): Personal fall arrest system connectors were not drop forged, pressed or formed steel, or made of equivalent materials:   Roof: Synthetic rope was tied to the snaphooks of the lanyards and to D-rings of the personal fall arrest system harness.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Abate by

Aug 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(8): Horizontal lifelines were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintained a safety factor of at least two:  Below the roof: Employees tied synthetic rope, which was used as a horizontal lifeline for personal fall arrest, to building supports.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Abate by

Sep 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $3,215 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  a) Southwest corner stairwell: The stairs, consisting of a total of 20 risers, used to access the second floor were not equipped with a stair rail along the unprotected edge. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.  b) Northeast corner stairwell: The stairs, consisting of a total of 20 risers, used to access the second floor were not equipped with a stair rail along the unprotected edge. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $4,019 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident.  On May 7, 2023, an employee died in the hospital from injuries sustained during a fall from the second level on May 2, 2023 and the fatality was not reported to OSHA until May 9, 2023.

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,465 · Current $4,019 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report an employee's hospitalization, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty four hours:   On May 2, 2023, an employee fell from the second level and suffered a traumatic injuries requiring hospitalization and the hospitalization was not reported to OSHA until May 9, 2023.

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Abate by

Aug 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  Second floor: The outer insulation on the 100-foot long extension cord used to power the Dewalt impact driver battery charger was pulled away from the plug.  Employees were exposed to electrical hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Abate by

Aug 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(9): Wood platforms were covered with an opaque finish so as to obscure the top or bottom surface:  Second level wooden supported scaffold: All scaffold platforms were covered with opaque black paint.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 26, 2023

Abate by

Aug 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): Reinforcing steel. All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, shall be guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement.  Second level, Room 2 from the southwest: Two pieces of rebar did not have protective caps to cover the exposed ends.  Employees were exposed to impalement hazards.